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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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